Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Death toll now 74 from weekend tornadoes, expected to rise -Kentucky governor
(Reuters) - The death toll from a string of tornadoes that tore through six states rose to 74 with at least 109 people still missing, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday. He said the number ...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. detects all-time high number of guns at airport checkpoints
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Monday that security personnel had confiscated more than 5,700 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2021, the h...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. Senate sets Tuesday vote to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Tuesday to raise the $28.9 trillion limit on the federal government's borrowing authority and avoid possible defaults on debt payments as soon as la...
Dec 13, 2021
No punishment for U.S. troops involved in deadly Kabul strike- Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that no U.S. military personnel would be held accountable for an August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children. An ...
Dec 13, 2021
California unveils major proposed changes to key rooftop solar incentive
(Reuters) - California on Monday proposed lowering the amount homeowners and businesses with solar panels receive for selling their excess energy into the electric grid, marking a substantial reform o...
Dec 13, 2021
Chickens, tractors, grain silos destroyed by deadly U.S. tornadoes
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Deere & Co dealership and a Pilgrim's Pride Corp chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky on Friday, while silos holding milli...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rejects religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to New York's refusal to allow religious exemptions to its mandate that certain healthcare workers in the state be vaccinated against ...
Dec 13, 2021
Georgia Republican proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes ahead of 2022 elections
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Georgia legislator has introduced a bill that would eliminate absentee ballot drop boxes, a favored and highly-used tool last November that allowed v...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. court sets change of plea hearing for Derek Chauvin
(Reuters) - A U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Monday set a change of plea hearing for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who pled not guilty in a civil rights case tied to the death ...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on Biden auto-safety agency pick
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday is set to hold a confirmation hearing on President Joe Biden's nominee to head the National Highway Traffic Sa...
Dec 13, 2021
